Table 5.

Effects of chronic sertraline and sex on behavior during tests of antidepressant function.

Tests	Male 0 mg/kg	Male 5 mg/kg	Male 10 mg/kg	Male 20 mg/kg	Female 0 mg/kg	Female 5 mg/kg	Female 10 mg/kg	Female 20 mg/kg
SUCROSE ANHEDONIA
Day 1 %sucrose consumption	63.6 ± 4.3	63.9 ± 3.3	67.7 ± 9.4	60.5 ± 6.8	50.3 ± 4.9	68.2 ± 4.0	65.9 ± 2.2	65.7 ± 3.1
Day 2 %sucrose consumption	73.0 ± 3.8	66.8 ± 5.1	65.0 ± 4.4	70.7 ± 3.0	63.5 ± 5.6	71.5 ± 4.5	71.1 ± 3.5	69.1 ± 3.4
Average %sucrose consumption	68.3 ± 3.4	65.4 ± 3.2	66.3 ± 5.4	65.6 ± 4.7	56.9 ± 4.4	69.9 ± 3.5	68.5 ± 2.4	67.4 ± 3.0
FORCED SWIM TEST
Immobility time	30.3 ± 20.7	27.2 ± 17.1	15.0 ± 7.9	79.5 ± 71.4	72.0 ± 38.6	37.8 ± 12.6	16.0 ± 8.7	35.6 ± 15.4

Data are shown as mean ± SE.

All times in sec.

% sucrose = sucrose/(sucrose + water) ^*100.